The photos showed May's ankles and wrists were covered. However, The Telegraph noted her outfit did not completely comply with Foreign Office guidelines: “Women should wear conservative, loose-fitting clothes as well as a full length cloak (abaya) and a headscarf.”

There is no law in Saudi Arabia forcing foreign visitors to wear a headscarf, the newspaper reported.

The Prime Minister was not the first woman leader to visit this country without a headscarf. Former First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice both left their heads uncovered.

Before she arrived in Saudi Arabia, May said she hoped to serve as a role model for oppressed women there, The Sun reported. “I hope people see me as a woman leader and will see what women can achieve,” May said.